Examination of Surgical Helmet and Surgical Hood Application Methods in Reducing Contamination in Arthroplasty Surgery

Background: Contamination of the surgeon during gowning is a possible risk factor for prosthetic joint infection in arthroplasty surgery. Surgical helmets are a common form of personal protective equipment used during this type of surgery. Increasingly, there is a focus on the methods of application...

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Main Authors: Laurant Kang, BEcon, MBBS, David Dewar, MBBS, PhD, FRACS, FAOrthoA, Abhirup Lobo, MBBS, BMSc, PGDip (Anat)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120302260